There are plenty of people that either like to sing their own praises, or in absence of that, like to hear others sing the praises of them. Perhaps those that are often praised, or that praised their own self, deserve such gratitude and appreciation, because of the things that they so do and perform for others, day by day. Yet, it has to be asked as to whether or not, any of our goals in life, should primarily be based around receiving, in return, peer approval, above all. Rather, it would be fair to state, that those that accomplish the most meaningful work, are almost without exception, those that put their nose to the grindstone and simply get those necessary things done, in a competent and professional manner, and therefore don’t overly concern themselves with plaudits from others, but take solace rather in the fact, that they are knowingly doing good deeds.
Anyone that relies on peers or crowds or other people to approve of them, has got to realize, that people, of any general sort, are not only rather fickle, but have a tendency to ride a given horse, as far as the overwhelming opinion of those collective people, feel is worthwhile and then, no more. In other words, what the people like and favor, has its season, so that those, that are dependent upon the people always supporting their work and their efforts, are probably going to find that sooner or later, that sort of approval, dissipates, as it invariably moves onto other things. So then, the satisfaction that we get out of life, should not be about trying to get as many pats of the back, that we can achieve, but really comes down to faithfully fulfilling our calling in life.
When it comes to Jesus the Christ, Holy Scripture informs us that Jesus, performed many miracles, of which, in none of those miracles, did Christ ever say or imply, that these miracles came from the hands and genius of Jesus, but rather whatever credit was given, was always given to our God. This thus demonstrates that Christ, acknowledged that His power came from that God-given power, which is a power, that all can call upon, if they are in the right and faithful frame of mind. Further to the point, to prove that Christ, was not about His own ego fulfillment, or desiring fame and respect, it has to be wholly recognized that for all the miracles so performed by Jesus, not a single miracle so recorded, ever had to do with Christ performing a miracle for His own self. That, in a nutshell, is not only humility, personified, but demonstrates in action, that Jesus was never about seeking anything other than God’s good will.
It indeed can be a hard thing, to not clamor for the praise and appreciation of our family or our peers or even of society, at large; but that should not be the driving force of what we so do each and every day. Rather, we are meant to fulfill the sincere calling of our heart, with the understanding that what we so do and accomplished, could not be done without the wisdom and grace of God’s influence into our being, and hence that is why, those that are most humble, are also the very same, as those that are most faithful to the implicit nobleness that we have been preciously gifted with.